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Excavation revealing part of a late Iron Age/early Roman saltern site.

Grade II listed 16th-17th century timber framed house, previously divided into 3 dwellings

Salt extraction site ? Red soil areas with burnt clay 'briquetage' and tile and sherds including C1 AD.

"Here at low tide on the shingle banks about twenty five yards out, clay pipes, stems and a variety of pottery fragments have been found, dating from all periods as far back as the twelfth century and possibly even the Roman period" (S1).

"R/B iron smelting furnaces" excavated (see below) by Bushnell and Cra'ster for Cambridge University Museum, circa 1962. Formerly recorded as MUN MISC

Brick debris and burnt red soil indicating a probable salt working sie.

Trinity Church and Church Yard shown on 1843 Tithe Map, St Helen's, Ipswich

Worked flint found during excavations including two flakes in association with briquetage.

Trimley Station shown on 1900's map. Area now heavily built up but station building remains.

Neolithic flint axe found.